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nobleswood last won the day on December 7 2020
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251 ExcellentAbout nobleswood
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My bikes
2004 V11 sport, 2013 1200 8v Griso
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Columbus Ohio
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ANSWERED V11 lemans drive shaft (wobble)
nobleswood replied to Bob LeClair's topic in Technical Topics
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The Moto Grappa Celebrate's Moto Guzzi's 100th!
nobleswood replied to Bill Hagan's topic in Meetings, Clubs & Events
I feel we should have a Moto Guzzi pledge that we'd sing with a hand over our hearts & a tear rolling down our cheek ! -
Digging a little deeper, they have the rear shock as well.
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There are more knowledgeable members on here than me , (Chuck) who will comment at some point but a few other things to consider. You're talking about changing the suspension geometry so you need to look at the offset of the yokes, the length of the forks & how that changes the height & trail of the front. On the shock, the shaft length is important & how it affects the height of the rear of the bike. It's not that it can't be done but it isn't to my knowledge a simple 'plug & play' operation. I'm interested in the topic & hope the more mechanically skilled w
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Gratuitous Pics of Girls + Guzzi
nobleswood replied to sign216's topic in Special place for banter and other silly remarks
That's the pic I was going to post A good looking Griso there ! -
Gratuitous Pics of Girls + Guzzi
nobleswood replied to sign216's topic in Special place for banter and other silly remarks
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Finished making the fork cap extensions that are to go on the V11’s Showa forks. I had a welder add the aluminum tube & then I turned the rough fabrication on my mini-lathe. Thanks to Chuck for the long distance coaching which got me through the initial set up. Machined the ‘nut’ today & am quite pleased.
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Thanks Docc
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I did the same, added the fairing to my Griso. Made up some brackets & moved the headlight forward but am pleased with the result.
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Thanks Kiwi_Roy. I'm fairly sure I'll have to study your advise a few times to make this work but it's one of the improvements I'm hoping to make. First on my V11 Sport then on Griso.
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I imagine any of the tail tidy's need a hugger to stop the shock getting trashed with road dirt... And so it goes more things to do.
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Footgoose, thanks for posting that; I like how that tail tidy looks & will fabricate one similar. Who makes the indicators ?